Ryan Higgins visited our school today and read one of his books - Be Quiet.He asked if anyone wanted to be an author or an illustrator. Almost everyone raised their hands! He told us that the secret to getting to be good at writing was to practice - write, write, write.The secret to being a good illustrator was to draw, draw, draw.Ryan Higgins asked us to name some favorite animals. He took parts of each animal - a hippo's head, a snails's body, a Pterdactyl's wings and a raccoon's tail and he put those parts together and drew a new animal. Look carefully at the slides below an you will see it.

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 many grandparents and some parents on 1-O first graders visited EKES. At 11:00 grandparents came is our classroom to hear a read aloud ... How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish. Then 1-O first graders partner read with our guest. At lunchtime everyone came outside for a picnic lunch. ​